Jamie Raskin, a Key Democrat, Urged Biden to Reconsider Campaign  —  Mr. Raskin, a congressman from Maryland, was a key member of the panel that investigated the Capitol riot.  In a lengthy letter, he compared President Biden to a tiring baseball pitcher.  —  Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland …

Cubs move on from Seiya Suzuki's interpreter and look ahead to second half of season  —  The Chicago Cubs are making a subtle but potentially significant change coming out of the All-Star break, dismissing the interpreter who has worked with Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki through his first two-and-a-half seasons in the majors.

MLB trade deadline clock ticking on Marlins, White Sox  —  The White Sox and Marlins are the most active sellers, and if they can get deals done quickly, before the list of sellers grows, it may benefit them.  —  The Marlins are dangling infielder-outfielder Jazz Chisholm and are certain to trade All-Star closer Tanner Scott.

Is Dustin Pedroia a Hall of Famer?  We asked him about his chances.  —  Picked-up pieces while ever-grateful that we emphatically said “no” to the 2024 Olympics . . .  ▪ This weekend in Cooperstown is a reminder of why baseball's Hall of Fame is the one fans care about most …

Ranking the top 100 professional athletes since 2000  —  The greatest athlete of the 21st century?  That's easy.  It has to be Tom Brady, the quarterback of the greatest dynasty America's favorite sport has ever seen, a seven-time Super Bowl champ and five-time Super Bowl MVP.  Yep.  Tom Brady.

Padres Fall in Latest National Power Rankings  —  This is the second straight week they've dropped.  —  After losing six out of their last seven games, the San Diego Padres have dropped two spots to No. 15 overall in Newsweek's national MLB power rankings.

Betting Baseball: Judge and the Yankees Have Work to Do  —  With the All-Star Game in the rear-view mirror, time to check in on the division races, the pennant hopefuls, and of course their respective odds to claim titles.  Today's edition of Bet the EDGE took a look at the races and relayed their plays for all.

Evan Longoria on Rays' stadium plans, Trop return, not playing and more  —  The all-time Rays great made it back for the first time since December 2017.  “Just so many good memories over the years.  I missed playing at this stadium.  I missed being here.”

Mets Claim Intriguing Veteran Reliever From NL Wild Card Competitor  —  The New York Mets have brought in a veteran reliever with some prior success.  —  The New York Mets made a minor, but intriguing, pitching transaction Wednesday when the organization claimed left-handed pitcher Alex Young off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

Jerry Walker, youngest player to start All-Star Game, dies at 85  —  BALTIMORE — Jerry Walker, who at age 20 became the youngest player to start the All-Star Game when he took the mound representing the Baltimore Orioles in 1959, has died.  He was 85.  —  The Orioles announced Walker's death Wednesday.

MLB draft 2024: Recap, analysis for all 30 teams' picks  —  The 2024 MLB draft is now complete, so it's time to take a deeper look at how all 30 MLB teams fared over the past three days.  —  Starting with the Cleveland Guardians' decision to take Oregon State second baseman Travis Bazzana …

Bucks' Khris Middleton recovering from 2 ankle surgeries: Sources  —  Milwaukee Bucks All-Star forward Khris Middleton underwent two successful arthroscopic clean-up procedures to fix lingering issues this offseason, league sources tell The Athletic.  —  Shortly after the playoffs …